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New York Times, Wednesday, July 25, 1951

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { F H K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 38.5
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 766
Across
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Premier Salazar's capital. : LISBON
7
Ibn Sa'ud's people. : ARABS
12
The "T" in PT boat. : TORPEDO
13
New Hampshire, the ___ State. : GRANITE
15
Was in store for. : AWAITED
16
Capital of Burma. : RANGOON
17
Where Norris Dam is. : TENNESSEE
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Realistic style of painting. : GENRE
20
Shakespeare's spirit of the air. : ARIEL
21
Part of the name of a city near Jaffa. : TEL
23
Any French king. : ROI
24
Made noises like wrestlers. : GROANED
28
Collided. : MET
30
Mate. : COMPEER
34
Member of a Caucasian race. : SEMITE
36
Employ excessively. : OVERUSE
37
Ways in which a thing may be regarded. : ASPECTS
38
Having veins. : VENOSE
39
Descent of Luna. : MOONSET
40
Sea bird. : ERN
41
Puts an injunction on. : ENJOINS
44
Little shaver. : TOT
46
Piece of metal on a dancer's shoe. : TAP
47
Moslem sect of dervishes. : ISAWA
52
Boss's Christmas gift. : BONUS
54
Native of Winnipeg. : MANITOBAN
57
What Disney artists do. : ANIMATE
59
Loving. : ADORANT
60
Puts out, in baseball. : RETIRES
61
Takes to task. : BERATES
62
Grasslike herb in marshes. : SEDGE
63
Spoke impertinently. : SASSED
Down
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Vienna is in ___ Austria. : LOWER
2
Persian. : IRANI
3
The back of a book cover. : SPINE
4
Giant reddish star in Orion. : BETELGEUSE
5
Pindaric lyrics. : ODES
6
Takes a nap. : NODS
7
Constellation also called "Altar." : ARA
8
Tinkled. : RANG
9
Spleen. : ANGER
10
Science of relationship of organisms to environment. : BIONOMICS
11
Brief tale. : STORIETTE
12
Bye-bye. : TATA
13
President of A. F. L. since 1924. : GREEN
14
Opposite of W. S. W. : ENE
18
Just before Theta. : ETA
22
Piece of homework. : LESSON
25
Take offense at. : RESENT
26
Where Portland is: Abbr. : ORE
27
Bank's customers. : DEPOSITORS
29
Follow-up on 22 Down. : TEST
30
Safe spot for a boat. : COVE
31
Richness of suggestion, as in a poem. : OVERTONES
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Evangelical Protestant. : MENNONITE
33
Golfer Mangrum, for example. : PRO
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___ of good will. : MEN
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Friend from Marseille. : AMI
42
Grable's husband. : JAMES
43
O. P. S. predecessor. : OPA
45
Pompous. : TUMID
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Marsh birds of the Atlantic States. : SORAS
49
Let up. : ABATE
50
Was on the downgrade. : WANED
51
Aardvark's diet. : ANTS
52
Part of a ranch's name. : BAR
53
Famous puppeteer (1882–1942). : SARG
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Collars. : NABS
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Author's notebook item. : IDEA
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Gadget used by Ben Hogan. : TEE

Answer summary:
12 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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